Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in East Timor

East Timor: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 3.73 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3.73
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
193rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.73
in 2022
All-time low
1.46
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in East Timor, 1990–2022

012341990200620221990: 1.51991: 1.61992: 1.61993: 1.71994: 1.81995: 1.91996: 21997: 2.11998: 2.21999: 2.32000: 2.42001: 2.52002: 2.62003: 2.72004: 2.82005: 2.92006: 32007: 32008: 3.12009: 3.12010: 3.22011: 3.22012: 3.22013: 3.32014: 3.32015: 3.32016: 3.42017: 3.42018: 3.52019: 3.52020: 3.62021: 3.62022: 3.7

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in East Timor is 3.73, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in East Timor peaked at 3.73 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.46, in 1990.

That places East Timor 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in East Timor, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 1.46 —
1991 1.55 +6.2%
1992 1.64 +5.8%
1993 1.73 +5.5%
1994 1.83 +5.8%
1995 1.93 +5.5%
1996 2.03 +5.2%
1997 2.13 +4.9%
1998 2.23 +4.7%
1999 2.32 +4.0%
2000 2.42 +4.3%
2001 2.52 +4.1%
2002 2.62 +4.0%
2003 2.72 +3.8%
2004 2.8 +2.9%
2005 2.88 +2.9%
2006 2.95 +2.4%
2007 3.01 +2.0%
2008 3.07 +2.0%
2009 3.12 +1.6%
2010 3.17 +1.6%
2011 3.21 +1.3%
2012 3.25 +1.2%
2013 3.28 +0.9%
2014 3.31 +0.9%
2015 3.34 +0.9%
2016 3.37 +0.9%
2017 3.41 +1.2%
2018 3.45 +1.2%
2019 3.51 +1.7%
2020 3.57 +1.7%
2021 3.65 +2.2%
2022 3.73 +2.2%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 3.73 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 3.73 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.88 1.46 2.32 10
2000s 2.81 2.42 3.12 10
2010s 3.33 3.17 3.51 10
2020s 3.65 3.57 3.73 3

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 190 Madagascar 7.25 compare
  2. 191 Burkina Faso 6.7 compare
  3. 192 Ethiopia 5.63 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in East Timor?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in East Timor was 3.73 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 3.73 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 1.46 in 1990.
How does East Timor rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
East Timor ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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